This fall, a landmark of the campus skyline will be open again, but with a name that is seven letters shorter. What word used to be between "Kline"... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 31 2023 08:31am | 1 comment
Today's mystery: where did we spot these words of wisdom? For magna cum laude honors, tell us the source of the quotation. For summa cum laude, tell... Read on
Sometimes all you want to do is read, but some sculptor insists that you pose for a while. What campus statue seems to be eager to get back to his... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2023 08:13am | 1 comment
This bit of ornament is not on a campus building, but it is campus-adjacent. And it seems to be paying tribute to traditional student pastimes.... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 8 2023 08:37am | 2 comments
Today's mystery: what member of the Class of 1714 is memorialized above the door to the Branford head of college house? And what did he and some... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 6 2023 08:00am | 1 comment
Your assignment today is to identify the spot on campus where we found these one and a half millstones. Extra credit if you know (we don't!)... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 23 2023 08:00am | 4 comments
Some of you will be able to say where on campus we found this piece of ornament, but we'll be especially impressed if you can tell us what it... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 12 2022 08:42am | 1 comment
Bricks stamped like this one are sprinkled throughout the façade of the Humanities Quadangle, which was built in 1932 as the Hall of Graduate... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 5 2022 01:22pm | 3 comments